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Chloe Rodham

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, U.K.
Magnificent maker8 brought to life

Website:www.chloerodham.co.uk

Twitter:@chloerodham

Instagram:chloerodham

Job role:Animator and model-maker

Skills:Stop motion and digital animations, prop making, papier-maché, resin casting.

I'm an animator and model-maker based in Northumberland. I combine digital animation techniques with more traditional methods like stop motion. I enjoy sharing my skills with others - I'm an Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University and an animation mentor with TICE - introducing children to what it is like working in creative industries.

Recent project reports

Shooting
Posted about Auto Shivering Heating device by Bo

For the animation I use a stills camera and move the character a little bit, taking a photo every time. This creates the illusion of movement. It takes quite a long time to do but it’s great when you start seeing the character come to life.

Set
Posted about Auto Shivering Heating device by Bo

When I met with Bo we talked about where to set the scene of the animation. We decided a bus stop would be good as people get quite cold when waiting for their bus to arrive. I’ve made a little road and bus stop sign to put the character on. The background is green so that I can change it later on the computer.

Mouths
Posted about Auto Shivering Heating device by Bo

So that the character can look cold before her auto shiver bracelet detects she’s cold, I thought her teeth could chatter so I’ve made lots of different mouth shapes so this can happen. It will also be useful to give the character expression.